Contemporary management of right atrial isomerism: Effect of evolving therapeutic strategies

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1108-1113

  Yun, Tae Jin ^a   Al Radi, Osman O ^b   Adatia, Ian ^c   Caldarone, Christopher A ^b   Coles, John G ^b   Williams, William G ^b   Smallhorn, Jeffrey ^b   Van Arsdell, Glen S ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG ARTERY BANDING; LUNG VEIN DRAINAGE ANOMALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NORWOOD PROCEDURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT ATRIAL ISOMERISM; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VEIN SURGERY;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33646200504     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.11.036     Document Type: Article

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